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See all on WikipediaSECUREen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_GhatsThe Western Ghats or the Sahyadri Mountain range is a mountain range that covers an area of 160,000 km (62,000 sq mi) in a stretch of 1,600 km (990 mi) parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, traversing the states of Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. It
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See moreThe word Ghat is explained by numerous Dravidian etymons such as the Tamil gattu (hill and hill forest), Kannada gaati and ghatta (mountain range), Tulu gatta (hill or hillside), and ghattam in Malayalam (mountainous way,
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The Western Ghats extend from the Satpura Range in the north, stretching from Gujarat to Tamil Nadu. It traverses south through the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka
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See moreThe Western Ghats are home to four tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregions – the North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests
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See moreThe Western Ghats are home to thousands of animal species including at least 325 globally threatened species.
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See moreThe Western Ghats are the mountainous faulted and eroded edge of the Deccan Plateau. Geologic evidence indicates that they were formed during the break-up of the supercontinent of
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See moreThe area including Agumbe, Hulikal and Amagaon in Karnataka, Mahabaleshwar and Tamhini in Maharashtra are often referred to as the "
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See moreHistorically the Western Ghats were covered in dense forests that provided wild foods and natural habitats for native tribal people.
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See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA licenseList of peaks in the Western Ghats - Wikipedia
SECUREen.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_peaks_in_the_Western_Ghats85 rows · Shola Grasslands and forests in the Kudremukh National Park, Karnataka. Vagamon …
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See all 85 rows on en.wikipedia.orgRANK NAME ELEVATION LOCATION 1 Anamudi 2,695 m (8,842 ft) Eravikulam National Park 2 Mannamala 2,659 m (8,724 ft) Idukki 3 Meesapulimala 2,640 m (8,660 ft) Idukki 4 Doddabetta 2,637 m (8,652 ft) Nilgiris
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SECUREsimple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_GhatsFrom Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Western Ghats is a mountain range in India. It is about 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) long, by 100 kilometres (62 mi) wide. It separates the Deccan Plateau from the Arabian Sea. This short article about Asia can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it. Category: Geography of India
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SECUREen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Western_GhatsCategory:Western Ghats From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For more information, see Western Ghats. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Western Ghats. Subcategories This …
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The Western Ghats are a mountain range along the west cost of southern India. Contents 1 Landscapes 2 Flora 3 Fauna 4 Culture Landscapes Agasthiyamalai Range Nilgiri Hills Munnar hill station, Kerala Navra Navri Cha Dongar Hogenakkal Falls Jog Falls Flora Tropical rainforest biome Agumbe rainforest, Karnataka Montane forest Dry teak forest
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel ( WGEEP ), also known as the Gadgil Commission after its chairman Madhav Gadgil, was an environmental research commission appointed by the Ministry of Environment and Forests of India. The commission submitted the report to the Government of India on 31 August 2011.
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Western Ghats, also known as Sahyadri (Benevolent Mountains), is a mountain range covers an area of 140,000 km² in a stretch of 1,600 km parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, traverse the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
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Situation. Les Ghats occidentaux forment une chaîne de montagne d'environ 1 600 km de long qui se déroule le long de la mer d'Arabie à l'ouest et du plateau du Deccan à l'est. La superficie globale de l'espace est de 160 000 km 2.Elle s'amorce au sud du fleuve Tapti près de la frontière entre le Gujarat et le Maharashtra.De là elle s'étire vers le sud en traversant les États du ...
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The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast. The Eastern Ghats pass through Odisha, Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu in the south passing some parts of Karnataka as well as Telangana.They are eroded and cut through by four major rivers of peninsular India, viz. Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri.Doli Gutta with 965 m height is …
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Western Ghats along the Coimbatore-Palakkad National Highway Coimbatore lies at 11°1′6″N 76°58′21″E in south India at 411 metres (1349 ft) above sea level on the banks of the Noyyal River, in northwestern Tamil Nadu. It covers an area of 642.12 km 2 (247.92 sq mi).
